HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 296 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. ~_~Q~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING OR-
DINANCE NO. 287 PASSED ON THE 23RD DAY OF
JULY, 1984 WHICH PROVIDES FOR REGULATIONS
OF USE OF THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY; PROVID-
ING FOR NOTIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR A SEV-
ERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined and hereby does
determine that regulations of use of the City's water supply during
periods which threaten the effective use of said water supply are
needed to promote the public health and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined and hereby does
determine that an emergency exists with the drought conditions that are
prevalent, resulting in the need to limit, control and ration the con-
sumption of water in the City of The Colony; and
WHEREAS, the City Council by the passage of Ordinance
No. 287 on the 23rd day of July, 1984 did approve use for water
regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the situation has
changed to some degree and the restrictions on the use of water can
now be limited to days of high consumption which fall on weekends.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. Water Use Regulations. That every owner,
occupant, tenant or lessee owning, using or occupying any lot within
the corporate limits of the City shall not use the City's water supply
for any purpose other than for direct human or animal consumption,
cooking and maintenance of sanitary conditions within the City on the
weekends as defined as follows:
A. Commencing at 12:00 A.M. on Saturday and ending
at 12:00 A.M. on Monday
B. All property located south of Nash Drive shah be
allowed to water their yards only on even days
being defined as 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8;
C. All property located north of Nash Drive shall be
allowed to water their yards only on odd days being
defined as 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.
Section 2. Notification. That the City Manager, or her duly
authorized representative, shall post signs at the entrances to the City
of The Colony which signs shall read substantially as follows:
"Water Use is Restricted to Odd-Even Days on Saturdays and Sundays"
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The City Manager shall post a notice at City Hall setting forth any and
all water use regulations in effect and the date of such regulations.
Section 3. Penalty. It shah be unlawful for any person to
violate any provision of this ordinance and any person violating any
provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in the amount not to
exceed One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars and a separate offense shall
be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs
or continues. All police, city officials, fireman, public works employees
and building officials are hereby directed to enforce the terms of this
ordinance and to issue citations for observed complaints.
Section 4. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance or application thereto any
person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court
of competent jurisdiction such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of the ordinance; and the City Council hereby
declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance
despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 5. The fact that the present ordinances and reg-
ulations of the City of The Colony, Texas, are inadequate to properly
safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and general welfare of the
inhabitants of the City of The Colony, Tecas, creates an emergency
for the immediate preservation of public business, property, health,
safety, and general welfare of the public which requires that this ord-
inance shall become effective from and after the date of its passage and
it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the /O day of September, 1984.
ATTEST:
Jan~add, City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John F. Boyle, City Attorney